Indian Pols Fear Jinxes – Chocolate Sellers Pepper Spray Homeowners – Bears & Menstruating Women

 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/cms-keep-away-from-jinxed-seats-in-mp/article32877298.ece

 The Hindu, 17 October 2020

 CMs keep away from ‘jinxed’ seats in M.P.

 It is believed if the Chief Minister steps inside Ashoknagar Assembly constituency, he loses the next election. In the past 17 years, none has visited the city. And ahead of the by-election in November, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan too didn’t take chances. […] Similarly, it is believed whoever organises a meeting from the Ramleela stage of the Mela Maidan of Bhander in Datia district loses power, said a local Congress leader requesting anonymity. […] The Ichhawar Vidhan Sabha seat in Sehore district is another seat considered ‘jinxed’ by the CMs. “The belief is not the stand of any government, but held by locals,” Mr. Agrawal said. It is also believed that if a campaigner for the Madhanta seat lands at the Narmadanagar helipad, the candidate loses. […]

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/social-media-posts-false-chocolates-pepper-spray-1.5789287

 CBC News [Canada], 4 November 2020

 Police field dozens of calls over false social media posts about homeowners being pepper sprayed

 Hamilton [Ontario] Police are reporting dozens of calls regarding a false social media post about someone going door-to-door selling chocolates and then subsequently pepper spraying the homeowner. In a post on Twitter, Hamilton police said they received more than 30 calls over a 24-hour period relating to the online posts, which investigators have subsequently determined to be a hoax. […]

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“True Facts About Bears.” Gabrielle Bell, Inappropriate (Minneapolis: Uncivilized Books, 2020), 90. Two of ten panels. “It is a myth that a bear is more likely to attack a menstruating woman. Except for the polar bear….”

 

Organ Theft Rumors (India) – Mudflat Victims (Alaska) – Gay Passenger Kicked Off Flight (1992 legend)

https://www.boomlive.in/fake-news/child-kidnapping-rumours-revived-with-debunked-images-8896

 

BOOM [India], 15 July 2020

 

Child Kidnapping Rumours Revived With Debunked Images Child kidnapping rumours which in the past have led to mob attacks, are being revived on Facebook and WhatsApp.

 

After a brief lull, rumours about child kidnappers disguised as beggars, taking children away and selling their organs have made a comeback on social media. The fake messages are being shared with old unrelated photos with text and audio warning about child kidnappers.

 

One such viral message is in Telugu and claims that about 500 child kidnappers have left from Bihar and are headed towards Jharkhand. […]

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https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2020/07/13/the-true-history-of-cook-inlets-deadly-mudflats/

 

Anchorage Daily News [Alaska], 14 July 2020

 

The true history of Cook Inlet’s deadly mudflats

 

The deadly mudflats that line Cook Inlet, Turnagain Arm and Knik Arm are the setting for some of the most enduring and gruesome Anchorage urban legends. All the stories begin with an unlucky soul wandering too close to the water and becoming trapped in the quicksand-like mud. From there, victims either drown in the rising tide or are ripped in half by a rope attached to a helicopter.

 

The exact details vary. Sometimes the victim is a tourist who strayed a little too far from the trails. Sometimes the victim is a member of a wedding photoshoot, an attempt for that perfect Alaska background turned tragic. Sometimes the victim is a duck hunter who pleaded to be shot, preferring a quick death over drowning. The longer you live in Anchorage, the more versions you will hear. […]

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“Playboy After Hours,” Playboy, July 1992, p. 14. A mix-up between an airplane passenger named Gay and two gay passengers. “Hell, I’m gay, too – they can’t kick us all off!”

Suspected Spy Pigeon (India)

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/spy-pigeon-captured-near-ib-in-kathua/articleshow/75982931.cms

Times of India

25 May 2020

‘Spy’ pigeon captured near IB in Kathua

JAMMU: Locals living close to the international border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir have captured a pigeon with a coded ring tagged to its foot. The pigeon, painted pink, was caught on Sunday evening near Manyari village. It is alleged that the bird flew from across the border. “We don’t know where the bird has come from. Locals on our side captured it near our fence. We have found a ring tagged to its foot on which some numbers are written,” Kathua SSP Shailendra Kumar Misra said, adding that an investigation is underway. “The pigeon, suspected to be trained in Pakistan for spying, has a ring with alphabets and numbers written on it,” a police source said[.] […]

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jammu-and-kashmir-pigeon-with-tag-pink-patch-triggers-pakistan-spy-alarm-in-kathua-2234909

NDTV [India]

25 May 2020

Pigeon With Tag, Pink Patch Triggers "Pak Spy" Alarm In Jammu And Kashmir

New Delhi/Srinagar: Arresting spies is not unusual for the Jammu and Kashmir Police but the Hira Nagar Police Station in Kathua district was left more than a little confounded on Monday when the latest detainee - a pigeon - was handed over to them by the Border Security Force. The pigeon, with a prominent pink patch and a tag on its leg, was logged as a "Pak Suspected Spy" in police station records on suspicion of being part of an espionage attempt from across border and an investigation launched. […]

 

https://www.dawn.com/news/1559604/owner-rejects-indian-claim-of-spy-pigeons-capture

Dawn [Pakistan]

27 May 2020

Owner rejects Indian claim of ‘spy’ pigeon’s capture

SIALKOT: After the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) claimed they had captured another “Pakistani spy pigeon”, a Pakistani villager refuted the allegation, saying he is the owner of the pigeon. Habibullah, a resident of Bagga-Shakargarh village, situated along the Sialkot Working Boundary, said he was the owner of this pigeon recently “arrested” by India. He said the second pigeon of the pair was with him. “Yes, this is my pet pigeon as it can never be a spy or a terrorist,” he said. […]

https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/front-page-2/spy-pakistani-pigeon-set-free/

 

Greater Kashmir

29 May 2020

 

'Spy' Pakistani pigeon set free

 

Kathua police Thursday set free alleged Pakistani ‘spy pigeon’ after finding “nothing suspicious” on him. Earlier, a man from the neighbouring country had appealed to the Prime Minister Narindra Modi for bird’s release. […]